Speaking Out

Please, take me home, I remember the address And I am sure the place Where happiness rests my price. I knew all along, I suppose, I stayed away, I could not believe That you wanted me to stay…. It preserved expectancy To delay awhile The distance of not knowing Might change a tired mind… I wanted to be prepared But I’ll never be! What does ‘ready’ have to do With intimacy? But really, I am out of chips, This is my last deal, One cannot continue to play Against the rules… Short little sputtering phrases Do query express Making one wonder But I can not longer guess…